Draw (Verb)

Pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Meaning¹¹

Flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching; "draw steel".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Meaning¹²

Pass over, across, or through; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Meaning¹³

Remove the entrails of; "draw a chicken".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Meaning¹⁴

Cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Related Words

Meaning¹⁵

Make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Related Words

Drawing (noun)

Meaning¹⁶

Bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition; "She was drawn to despair"; "The President refused to be drawn into delivering an ultimatum"; "The session was drawn to a close".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Meaning¹⁸

Earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; "He drew a base on balls".

Classification

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

Meaning¹⁹

Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim".

Related Words

Drawer (noun)

Meaning²⁰

Remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank".

Related Words

Meaning²¹

Cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense; "A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter".

Meaning²²

Steep; pass through a strainer; "draw pulp from the fruit".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Meaning²³

Represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse".

Classification

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

Related Words

Meaning²⁴

Thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Meaning²⁵

Require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70 inches".

Classification

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

Meaning²⁶

Move or go steadily or gradually; "The ship drew near the shore".

Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

Hypernyms

Draw
Pull

Hyponyms

Meaning²⁸

Contract; "The material drew after it was washed in hot water".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Hypernyms

Meaning²⁹

Move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; "draw the shades"; "draw the curtains".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Hypernyms

Shut

Meaning³⁰

Select or take in from a given group or region; "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population".

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Hypernyms

Related Words

Draw (noun)

Meaning³¹

Elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.; "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter".

Classification

Verbs of feeling.

Hypernyms

Meaning³²

Make, formulate, or derive in the mind; "I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"; "make an estimate"; "What do you make of his remarks?".